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DCF Organization DCF/DJJ workgroup 11/05/2009

DCF Organization DCF/DJJ workgroup 11/05/2009. November 2009 Frank Platt, LCSW. Family Safety Program Office. The Family Safety Program Office is responsible for policy development and oversight of child protection. Functions include:

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DCF Organization DCF/DJJ workgroup 11/05/2009

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  1. DCF OrganizationDCF/DJJ workgroup11/05/2009 November 2009 Frank Platt, LCSW

  2. Family Safety Program Office • The Family Safety Program Office is responsible for policy development and oversight of child protection. Functions include: • Support state and private programs that help child victims of abuse and neglect • Support and promote the adoption of foster children

  3. Family Safety Program Office • Child Protective Investigations • In-Home Services • Out-of-Home Services • Relative/Non-relative Care givers • Licensed Substitute Care • Shelter Care • Adoption Services • Federal Funding • Behavioral Health Management • Quality Assurance Services • Interagency Agency Cooperation.

  4. Child Protective Investigations • DCF is responsible for the CPI function in most of the counties of Florida. • The Sheriff's Offices have the grants in the Seven counties; • Hillsborough, • Manatee, • Citrus, • Broward, • Pinellas, • Pasco, • and Seminole counties.

  5. Florida Child Welfare Population by Placement Setting 34,724 total child welfare population Ages 0-17 years October 2009- FSFN Data

  6. Community Based CareLead Agencies • Community-Based Care is a comprehensive redesign of Florida's Child Welfare System. It combines the outsourcing of foster care and related services to competent service agencies with an increased local community ownership of service delivery and design. • The department contracts with local, high quality, non-profit agencies to assume the provision of child welfare services in their local communities for children who have been abused, neglected and/or abandoned. Community-based care was designed to transition child protective services to local providers under the auspices of Lead Agencies and Community Alliances of stakeholders working within their community to insure safety, well-being, and permanency for their children • 20 Lead Agencies/ 21 Contracts

  7. Lead Agency Contract Requirements • Services Contract • System of Care Contract • Lakeview Center C-1 • Big Bend CBC C-2 • Partnership for Strong Families C-3 & 8 • Heartland for Children C-10 • United for Families C-19

  8. Lead Agency Contract Requirements Scope of Service • The Lead Agency shall deliver a comprehensive array of foster care and related services to eligible children and families in the following county or counties: [insert county(ies)]. Pursuant to s. 409.1671, F.S., these services include, but are not limited to: family preservation, independent living, emergency shelter, residential group care, foster care, therapeutic foster care, intensive residential treatment, foster care supervision, case management, post placement supervision, permanent foster care, and family reunification. Related services shall also include prevention, diversion, and adoption services.

  9. Lead Agency Contract Requirements • Major Program Goals • The Lead Agency shall deliver services through community-based partnerships, while ensuring the safety, well-being, and permanency of children and families. • Clients to be Served • Services are provided to children and families who are in need of child abuse and neglect prevention or child protection and permanency services.

  10. Lead Agency Contract Requirements • The Lead Agency agrees to deliver a coordinated response to requests from the department or Sheriff’s Office conducting child protective investigations related to its coordination of child safety issues with the Department of Juvenile Justice and the Agency for Persons with Disabilities. The Lead Agency recognizes that certain children, who are at risk of abuse or neglect, cross multiple systems of care and multiple state agencies. The Lead Agency agrees to immediately respond to requests to mitigate child abuse and neglect for this population.

  11. Lead Agency Services • Diversion & Prevention • Licensed Out of Home Care • Relative/Non-relative Care givers • Adoption Services • Independent Living Services

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